Complaint 1456042
2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Mar 21, 2018
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1456042
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- 4RUNNER
- Model Year
- 2017
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Mar 21, 2018
- Date Received
- Mar 21, 2018
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS I EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. AFTER ROLLING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT INCIDENT I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES WHICH RETURNED THE BRAKES TO AN OPERATIONAL STATUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. OTHER TOYOTA 4RUNNER OWNERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES IN THE LAST 12MONTHS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.